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Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin suggested Thursday that it may be time for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step aside for new Democratic leadership.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Democratic Party hasn\u2019t \u201cfully recovered\u201d since being \u201csoundly defeated in 2024,\u201d Slotkin, a Democrat , argued during an appearance on SiriusXM\u2019s \u201cStraight Shooter with Stephen A\u201d \u2013 hinting that Schumer (D-NY) and Jeffries (D-NY) are to blame.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, the lesson was simple. Democrats had too many priorities. They tried to make everyone happy and answer every question. When you prioritize everything, no one knows what you actually stand for,\u201d Slotkin told Stephen A. Smith.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In contrast, \u201cDonald Trump came in with one clear message. He said, \u2018I\u2019m going to make your life more affordable. I\u2019m going to put more money in your pocket\u2019. \u2026 He won because he kept his message simple and focused on the issue Americans cared most about.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Slotkin lamented that even a year-and-a-half after Trump\u2019s presidential election victory, \u201cevery day there\u2019s a debate within the party about the path forward.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why I believe we need significant new leadership,\u201d she said. \u201cThe old models are no longer working, and that includes the Democratic Party.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The senator likened her party to a \u201ccircular firing squad,\u201d where \u201ceveryone is reacting to the crisis, but too few people are talking about what they actually want to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, that\u2019s a fundamental failure of leadership,\u201d she urged.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Smith pressed Slotkin on whether she was calling on Jeffries and Schumer to be replaced.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m saying that if people can\u2019t recognize that the game has fundamentally changed and can\u2019t adapt, then they need to make room for others who can,\u201d she responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reps for Schumer and Jeffries did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n

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